Excerpt from The Icelander's Sword: Or the Story of Oraefa-Dal This little story was written for boys in 1858, and I believe it interested them. Since then, in 1861, I visited Iceland. I have been able to correct some inaccuracies into which I had fallen through lack Of personal acquaintance with the country. Boys are the same ever, and what pleased boys thirty-six years ago may perhaps please boys Of the new. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.